Ladder Logic on an Arduino UNO – a Sneak Peek

Here’s a sneak peek of the next SoapBox Automation project: adding an Arduino runtime for SoapBox Snap. That means you can use an Arduino just like a PLC, including forcing I/O and online debugging. Here’s a picture of the ladder diagram while online with the Arduino:

…and here’s the Arduino test circuit:

The initial version will have support for the UNO (R3) and the Nano (R3) versions of the Arduino boards. The ladder logic is stored in the internal EEPROM of the chip.

As always, all of the source code, including the Arduino sketch that allows it to act like a PLC, will be released as open source under a GPLv3 license. More will be coming soon.

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